Evolution of the cell phone

Motorola!

Apr 3, 1973

DynaTAC 8000X was the first cell phone created without the use of a car or train. https://historycooperative.org/first-cell-phone/

Nokia

1992

Nokia Commercial

1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKcK2TvHVI

SMS

Dec 3, 1992

The first SMS was sent from a personal computer to a cell phone saying, "Merry Christmas" https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-sms-text-message-sent

First Flip Phone

1993

Motorola Startac https://www.ebay.com/itm/314672864902?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=314672864902&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9023449&poi=&campaignid=20389314120&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9317278&merchantid=427106640&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhfipBhCqARIsAH9msblFraXnTvJ9FCXSeIhBglLp8x6nT6b0sXZg0Zv81DKFs46bI2lMb1waAnzbEALw_wcB

Flip Phones

1993

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=577688975&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&sxsrf=AM9HkKl_YaL1z8DBlsNh8UNQ3AvY02WBYQ:1698629449881&q=closing+flip+phone+funny+videos&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-89vnz5yCAxVSmGoFHcQlBhQQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=1536&bih=707&dpr=1.25#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:bb7f17d6,vid:Fh5p6OAHl1M,st:0

Nokia 6110 Snake

1995

Snake as a popular game in the late 90s. https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=577685035&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&sxsrf=AM9HkKm_EDAQBa49daoudDcwnymedn_39Q:1698628411280&q=snake+nokia&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiL27z4y5yCAxW2E1kFHXc5CgwQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1536&bih=707&dpr=1.25#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b63d8e71,vid:KcpRyIFU7Eg,st:0

Blackberry

2002

Marketed first as a business phone, then used more and more as a personal cell phone https://www.britannica.com/technology/BlackBerry-wireless-device

Blackberry Commercial

2003

https://www.google.com/search?q=blackberry+commercials+funny&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&oq=blackberry+commercials+funny&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCDQzMDBqMGo5qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:fb6ec52e,vid:r2jje8MS0Nw,st:0

Google Processing Phones

2007

T-Mobile G1 First phone to use Google Android System

iPhone 1 Gen

2007

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3692531/evolution-of-apple-iphone.html

iPhone Commercial

2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw

Google Maps on Phones

2007

https://blog.google/products/maps/look-back-15-years-mapping-world/

Music in Phones

2007

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/can-firstgeneration-iphone-26793.html

Unlimited Talk

2009

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/sprint-offers-unlimited-calling-to-any-cell-phone/

Samsung Galaxy S

2010

The first of the Galaxy phones

Google Phones

2015

Google started making phones. https://www.verizon.com/articles/Smartphones/history-of-google-pixel/

Swiping for Back Button

2019

Instead of pushing a back button, Android used a swiping motion, removing the need for buttons. https://www.computerworld.com/article/3235946/android-versions-a-living-history-from-1-0-to-today.html?page=2

Flip Phones Again...

2023

https://www.att.com/buy/phones/samsung-galaxy-z-flip5-256gb-lavender.html?source=EC1NSpmlp0000000P&tfn=homesolutions&WT.srch=1&wtExtndSource=PRODUCT_GROUP&ds_eid=700000001891842&ds_cid=71700000112770600&ds_agid=58700008489593994&ds_kids=p77589822556&&&&&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhfipBhCqARIsAH9msbmaYUQ81dNB9UgO6zV_FmATJrpmLObdPoLUSqXPV1d6Y0cqoFpvkJIaAqLjEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

The future of phones

2024

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/02/06/9-tech-experts-share-their-predictions-for-whats-next-for-smartphones/?sh=68c6df1026e0